Electromyography

Introduction. Contributors. 1 BASIC PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS OF EMG SIGNAL GENERATION (T. Moritani, D. Stegeman, R. Merletti). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Basic Physiology of Motor Control and Muscle Contraction. 1.3 Basic Electrophysiology of the Muscle Cell Membrane. References. 2 NEEDLE AND WIRE DETECTION TECHNIQUES (J. V. Trontelj, J. Jabre, M. Mihelin). 2.1 Anatomical and Physiological Background of Intramuscular Recording. 2.2 Recording Characteristics of Needle Electrodes. 2.3 Conventional Needle EMG. 2.4 Special Needle Recording Techniques. 2.5 Physical Characteristics of Needle EMG Signals. 2.6 Recording Equipment. References. 3 DECOMPOSITION OF INTRAMUSCULAR EMG SIGNALS (D. W. Stashuk, D. Farina, K.…